Toni Morrison - one of your book club discussion was on Toni Morrison. Combine that with your blog name Editorial ASS and I'm sure the word literary appears often on your blog, so you'd probably be in the top 10 google search results of "Toni Morrison Literary Ass"

Speaking of Arthur books, I just stumbled across The Last Enchantment at a second-hand store. I bought it and read it in two nights. I'd forgotten how much I loved those books as a kid -- Mary Stewart made a very big impression on me. Based on your list I'm giving Mists a shot as well.